Photo Editing: The Basics
Created By:
Bill Vincent and Jason Chwirut
Why are you here?
We are going to show you:
 Step #1: How to take a good picture
 Step #2: How to enhance and edit digital images
 Step #3: How to package those images
Step #1: How to take a good
picture
 Three settings we need to be familiar with:
 Aperture
 Shutter Speed
 ISO
Aperture
 The aperture is the size of the opening in the camera
lens at the moment the photo is taken.
Shutter Speed
 Shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter
remains open when a photo is taken.
1/100
1/30
1/1000
ISO
 “International Organization for Standardization” is a
unit of measurement, measuring the sensitivity of
film. The larger the number, the more sensitive the
film.
100 ISO
3200 ISO
Now hold it right there while I
get my camera!
If your settings are incorrect…
this is what can happen:
Which cannot be edited!
Camera settings in the dental
clinic/operatories?
 Aperture: 4.0 - 5.6 f-stop
 Shutter speed: 1/60 or higher
 ISO: 600 ISO
Step #2: How to enhance and
edit digital images
Sharpness
Brightness
Please take a couple minutes
to fill out the matching
handout…Good luck
Review Time !!!
Photo Editing - Hands on
 Open browser
 Go to:
http://intranet.sdm.buffalo.edu/academic
services/DMC/tutorials.htm
 Sample images are available for
experimentation
Step #3: Packaging
File Types:
JPEG
TIFF
GIF
PNG
BMP
Pros vs. Cons
Let’s see how the file types
differ in size….
Let’s experiment….
Take a picture of the screen using the print screen key on the
keyboard. Import the screen into Microsoft Picture Manager,
then save in a variety of file formats. Record the results.
File Format
File Size
Thank you !!!
Any Questions?